"Where Life Meets Parkinson's." A blog for Parkinson's education, research advances, treatment strategies, and personal reflection. The goal is to provide support and resources to anyone either with Parkinson's disease or with any neurodegenerative disorder.
"If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." Thomas A. Edison "The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas." Albert Einstein Introduction: This is a 3-part story: first, how combining exercise with a polyphenol-rich food source (please keep reading) can enhance …
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"Every step is on the path." Laozi "It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs." Vaclav Havel Walking: When you have Parkinson's, we must always be aware of where our feet and legs are taking us. Is the texture of the path changing, is it tacky and firm …
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"The key to life is resilience….We will always be knocked down. It’s the getting up that counts." Dominique Browning "Hope is a waking dream." Aristotle Ogunquit, Maine: We recently had the pleasure of visiting this beachside community. It was in June, their summertime; to me, it was springlike in temperature and low in humidity, the …
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"Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul." Michel de Montaigne "Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened." Billy Graham Introduction: For most of us in the USA, Memorial Day Weekend marks the start of our summer. Many will …
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"NOT I - NOT ANYONE else, can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself." Walt Whitman "We travel, in essence, to become young fools again - to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more." Pico Iyer Take the Bad with the Good Moments: If you …
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"There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow." Orison Swett Marden "When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope." Pittacus Lore Introduction: We dedicate the …
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"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." Albert Einstein "To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe." Marilyn vos Savant Introduction: I have used withering grapes on a grape vine to depict dopaminergic cells in Parkinson's disease. It is generally thought that a substantial amount of dopaminergic cells …
"Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." Marianne Williamson "Turn to the light. Don't fear the shadow it creates." Ted Dekker Preface: I was born in the 1950s, but I remember growing up in the 1960s on an Air Force Base near the Pacific Ocean, between San Francisco and Los Angeles. My …
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"We make our way through everything like thread passing through fabric, giving shape to images that we ourselves do not know." Rainer Maria Rilke "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Maya Angelou Prelude: Do you remember the Moody Blues? Did you ever listen to their music? An interesting, …
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"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." Lionel Hampton "Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie A Time to Say Thank You: So much has changed since receiving the diagnosis of Parkinson's. I am deeply grateful to …
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